Fly-trap.



PATENTED NOV. 14, 1905.

J. G. GIBSON.

FLY TRAP.

APPLICATION FILED MAE.11,1905.

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JAMES G. GIBSON, OF IRONTON, COLORADO.

FLY-"TRAP.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented 'Nov. 14, 1905.

A li atio fil d March 11, 1905. Serial No. 249,615.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, J AMES Gr. GIBsoN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Ironton, in the county of Ouray and State of Colorado, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Fly-Traps, of which thefollowing is a specification.

The invention relates to an improvementin fly-traps, and contemplates acertain novel construction and arrangement of parts which will beeffective for the purpose designed.

The preferred arrangement of parts is illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings in two sheets, in which- Figure 1 is a side elevation of myimproved fly-trap, the casing for the power mechanism being in section.Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the same. Fig. 3 is a verticallongitudinal section of the same. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of theguard. Fig. 5 is a perspective View of the scraper.

Referring to the drawings, my improved fly-trap comprises a framework 1,preferably including a base 2 and uprights 3. In the uprights, near theupper end thereof, is revolu-,

bly supported a shaft 4, continuously driven by a train ofreducing-gearing 5, connected with a motor 6, such as a spring-motorsuitably wound through a key 7. The shaft 4 is preferably journaled byforming registering semicircular recesses 8 in separated sections of theuprights 3 and hinging said sections together, whereby the shaft isadapted for convenient insertion and removal. The shaft fixedly supportsa drum 9 of a length to fit between the uprights 3, which drum ispreferably of the ordinary wire-netting. The drum is designed to becircumferentially covered by a strip of paper or the like 10, which willbe baited to attract flies. A guard 11 is supported by the uprights 3concentric with the drum 9. The guard is arranged on one side of thedrum with its upper edge slightly below the upper point of the drum,while its lower edge terminates below the drum, being there supported bya transverse strip 12 of The guard is also of wirenetting and issupported on the descending or downwardly-traveling side of the drum.

A cage 13 of usual Wire-netting is supported by the base 2 of theframework immediately beneath the drum 9. The upper surface 1 1 of thecage, which may be of netting or solid construction, is formed into alongitudinal aperture 15, arranged centrally beneath the drum, as shown.The guard-supporting strip 12 extends to and in alinement with one edgeof the aperture 15. A scraper 16 coextensive in length with the distancebetween the frame-uprights 3 is supported by said up rights, so that itslower edge is in alinement with the edge of the aperture 15 opposite thestrip 12. The scraper is shaped in transverse section about concentricwith the drum and terminates at its free or highest edge in aninwardly-projecting lip 17, designed to rest against the surface of thedrum or the paper strip thereon. From this construction it will be notedthat the drum in its direction of movement traverses a covered wayincluding the guard 11, the supporting-strip 12, and the scraper 16, theonly interruption being the aperture 15, leading to the cage 13.

The operation of the fiy-trap is as follows: The drum, covered with asuitable bait, is slowly revolved under the influence of the motor andthe reducing-gear. The flies alighting on the drumare gradually turnedbeneath the guard 11, it being understood that the guard is spacedsnificiently from the drum to avoid interfering with this movement. Themovement of the drum continues until the flies are scraped therefrom bythe scraper-lip 17 when they are brought through the aperture 15 intothe cage. The cage may be removed when desired and the flies thereindestroyed.

If preferred, the supporting-strip 12 and the scraper 16 may be formed'of a single strip of metal, in which is arranged alongitudinally-formed aperture adapted to register with the aperture 15of the cage.

Having thus described the invention, what 'is claimed as new is Afly-trap comprisinga revolving drum, a cage formed with an aperturelocated beneath the drum, a guard arranged concentric with the drum anda scraper formed with a longitudinal opening in line with the aperturein the cage and having one edge provided with a lip to bear against thedrum, said scraper extending beyond the longitudinal opening therein andconnected to and supporting the guard.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JAMES G. GIBSON.

Witnesses:

D. B. HAGERTY, F. E. BARNES.

